43 years wait almost over

In a few hours’ time, The Proteas start the 3rd Test against England in Birmingham. It’s not a must-win Test, but the closest you could probably get to one without being one, if that makes sense. The Proteas only need a draw from this Test to ensure a share of the spoils for the series. [...]

Proteas go 1-0 up

After a commanding performance from the Proteas in the 2nd Test, they lead the series 1 -0. After a disappointing effort in the 1st Test at Lord’s the all out seam attack of the Proteas finally showed what they could do. The scary thing for England is that this was nowhere near how good they [...]

House of Pain in pics

The All Black Haka from left to right: 1) You’re the captain of the first
All Black team to lose a home game in 30 Tests, 2) You’re playing in your second Test
and against Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield – it’s gonna be a long 80 minutes
from here on in, 3) You’re only lasting 25 minutes [...]

We came, we saw, we silenced

The Springboks kicked sand in the faces of all their many critics around the world and in South Africa by beating the AB’s in the last Test match ever to be played at Carisbrooke. Yep, apparently the Kiwi’s are taking this loss so badly, they have decided to tear down the stadium. The Springboks defended [...]

The Big One

I have spent the last week waiting in anticipation for Saturday morning’s HUGE match. I have read so much material about the clash on the internet, that had it been printed on paper, the Amazon would probably be tree-less. I think I spend a lot of my time this way to put my mind at [...]